Just a bit of maintenance and repairs at the moment really. Last winter, some mongtard went into the back of me in tescos and drove off. Only damage was to bumper, however it turns out the cunt had deformed my bumper support such that the edge of the bumper rubbed on the fuel tank and has over a year and a bit worn a hole through!
Cue that funny smell of petrol and having to take the tank off to get it repaired!!!
The next thing has been trying to solve the good old cossie oil leaks
My car has a new nickname, the "torrey Canyon" due to the oil slick it leaves everywhere in the rain. I call it the "rust prevention system" rather than an oil leak....
It has been made worse by my cam cover breather hose collapsing and having a kink in it which probably hasnt helped the leaks!! That bit solved it was turning to the leaks.
First of all there were the usual leaks on the front of the engine. Both camseals and the front crank seal have been replaced. 2 out of the 3 were clearly leaking. That solved a lot of the leaks at the front of the engine.
However its still pissing out the camcover as the cam cover seal has come out in places. eg:
Annoying as the camcover was done last year with a fancy Klinger gasket which are supposed to be good. Got some new seals and bits and bobs on the way.
Hopefully should stop the main oil leaks, especially as my breather system is now breathing!!
also replaced a heater hose that had been killed by the oil leak with silicone. At the same time i have removed the plastic bulkhead. All it was doing was acting as an oil trap and was hiding a multitude of wiring sins.
Wiring sins indeed!!! There is so much excess and unused bodged wiring there that it was pushing the plastic bulkhead forward against the back of the block!!!
Ive tied it back as much as i can with cable ties for now but I'm thinking im better off finding a new loom for this car. The more i look at the wiring, the more fucked it is, and thats putting it midly!! So i think i shall aquire a spare puma loom, strip the excess and start from fresh.
Also cleaned my wheels! White wheels are hard to keep clean!!
There does seem plenty of space around my AP's with these wheels so plenty of space for future upgrades.
